Transcript Famous people in the Presov region

15th and 16th century, Levoča
 he constated a carving workshop
 his most famous work – an altar in the
St. James church in Levoča, the
highest in Europe
 he became famous only after his death
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*23 April 1690 - † 23 April 1770, Prešov
doctor, immunologest, pharmacist
study of pharmacy on prešov´s evangelistic college, then in
Netherland
1713-as a city doctor
he led chemist, warehouse with vitamines and wine
1720-realized vaccination on his daughter for pox
he had been writing medical works
his name carries the Reiman´s street, departmental hospital,
gymnasium and private health care – all of these
organizations are in Prešov
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*24 April 1803, Topoľa - † 30 March
1865, Prešov
priest, poet, writer, pedagogue, social
activist
he studied philosophy and theology
he worked as an archivist and a teacher
in 1850 he established the Prešov
Literary Society
The Alexander Duchnovič theatre is the
only Slovak theatre providing plays in the
Rusyn language
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*10 December 1869, Okrúhle –
†18 February 1937, USA
slovak banker functioning in the USA
first as a miner, later as a barkeeper
in 1897 he established private bank and
agency of boats company
president of First National Bank in Olyphant,
he underwroted on american ten dolair
1915 established his self bank Bosak State
Bank in Scranton – it was the biggest slovak
bank in the USA
one of his agency is in Prešov known as
“Bosáková banka“
he died in waiting-room at dentist
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*30 March 1943, Prešov
most knowing person of
slovak jazz
singer, composer and
promoter
promoter of european festival
“Bratislava jazz days“
presently he is writing songs
and working with the best
slovak lyricists
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*12 September 1956, Turany nad
Ondavou
one of the most famous Slovak
female singer and composer
pop queen of Czechoslovakia at the
end of 1970s
she had a serious car accident in
1980
for all that, her songs continue to
be played by Slovak and Czech
radios
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1947 in Prešov
1966 main character in movie
Tri gaštanové kone (Three
Maroon Horses)
Divadlo na Korze (Theatre At
Promenade), Theater Bonn,
theaters in Praha
feature-length TV movies
(Thomas Hawker, The Salt
Prince)
songs from Leonard Cohen
2003 director of Divadlo Aréna
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1970 in Prešov
folk dance group
Šarišan, child choir
Prešovčatá
1989 miss of
Czechoslovakia
creates benefaction
Ivana Christova for Kids
2000 advertising agency
ORIN ART
businessman, president
of her agency, cosmetic
adviser
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1959 in Prešov
first successful song was
Profesor Indigo
1989 Army Folk Group – group
Indigo
hits Kristínka iba spí(Christina
just sleeps), So mnou nikdy
nezostárneš (You never get old
with me), Psi sa bránia útokom
(Dogs defend with attack
1985 Gold Bluethroat
1987 albums for kids
2000 photographer, atelier
ARTFOTONAGY
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1969 in Prešov
Ukrainian gymnasium in Prešov
in his youth played in Theatre of
Alexander Duchnovič
High school of Dramatic Art in
Bratislava
radio Flash
Slovak Television- Varím, varíš,
varíme
TV JOJ, dubbing, commenting
documentary movies
country gruoup
Žobráci(Beggars)
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1979 in Prešov
gymnasium J.A. Rayman
2 semesters at Ortodox Faculty in
Prešov
1992 music group IMT Smile
co-operation with Katka
Knechtová, Oskar Rózsa
6 albums, 1 solo album
hits Veselá pesnička(Happy song),
Opri sa o mňa(Lean on me), Ľudia
nie sú zlí(People aren´t bad)
Karavan show
now he lives in Bratislava
Autors: Kristína Čopová & Barbora Tóthová
Information: Wikipedia